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the Sugar Act was strictly enforced, so colonist ended up
paying more taxes. -
the Sons of Liberty was born with
Sam Adams as its leader. -
It added a fee
to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers. -
. The
Quartering Act required colonial assemblies to house and provision soldiers -
tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector
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asserted Parliament’s right to rule the colonies as
saw fit. -
Import taxes on a variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonies, removing the
responsibility from the colonial assemblies. The Townsend Acts were so unpopular that all the taxes were
repealed, except the one on tea -
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists.
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to save the East India Tea Company. Although it lowered the price of tea, it
gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers -
boarded three British ships laden with tea and Dumped the tea
into the harbor. The event became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
The Intolerable Act officially called the Coercive Acts, these laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay
for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house
British soldiers in their homes -
The First Continental Congress meets. Agree to boycott British goods
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Congress sends an “Olive Branch” to King George III. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to
Boston. -
Patrick Henry, gives his most famous speech, in the House of Burgesses. “Give me Liberty or give me
Death” -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress meets. Congress names George Washington commander of
Continental Army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved
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Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn
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Patriots win in Saratoga
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France signs an alliance with the United States.
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General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charlestown, South Carolina
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General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris signed